

Four of the Magnificent Seven reported earnings yesterday—Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, and Alphabet—beating most Wall Street expectations. As seasoned traders know, however, the prevailing market reaction can define whether a stock moves higher or lower.

Direxion Daily MSFT Bear 1X Shares (NASDAQ: MSFD - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 53,184 shares, an increase of 110.3% from the December 31st total of 25,288 shares. Based on an average daily volume

Meta, Microsoft, and Tesla reported earnings after the bell, with investors looking for indicators that the Magnificent Seven is still magnificent in the early going of 2026. The result—so far so good—but was it magnificent?

Microsoft (MSFT) and Meta (META) were two of the biggest names reporting earnings on Wednesday. With the expectation that AI would be a prime revenue generator for both, it was estimated they would beat earnings estimates, and they did just that.

If you're going to be part of the Magnificent Seven, you better do something that's, well

As seasoned investors already know, the 24-hour news cycle can change markets quickly and swiftly. After weathering the tariff tantrum storm, downtrodden Magnificent Seven stocks are starting to look magnificent again thanks to U.S.-China trade deal news, but caution is always warranted.

Microsoft and the cloud computing sector appear to have sloughed off April volatility showers . The software maker has been rallying post-Q1 earnings.

Investment funds can move a stock in one direction given their vast amounts of capital to throw around. In the case of Microsoft, increased fund ownership could bring a bullish trend in the near future.
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